If you're pushing (or have pushed past) 40, want to build muscle or increase strength, and aren't doing blood flow restriction, you're screwing up. Why is BFR particularly potent for middle-aged gym ... Continue Reading
Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Sets Bench Press World Record at 2025 IPF World Classic Championships
From June 8-15, 2025, many of the world's best powerlifters converged on Chemnitz, Germany, to compete in the 2025 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships. The Women's 47KG ... Continue Reading
Brazil’s Kaique Cerveny Is Built for the Long Game
Kaique Cerveny is self-made. The 2023 CrossFit Games qualifier from Brazil admired other CrossFit athletes and understood what it took to become one of them as a young man. It required sacrifice, ... Continue Reading
Heather Connor (47KG) Sets IPF Deadlift and Total World Records at 2025 World Classic Championships
The 2025 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships took place in Chemnitz, Germany, from June 8-15, 2025. The competition was aflutter with new IPF world records across ... Continue Reading
Make One Change to Seriously Improve Your Deadlift
Breaking through deadlift plateaus can be tedious. The secret lies in fine-tuning training frequency, mastering variations, and building core strength to achieve steady progress. Three-time Arnold ... Continue Reading
3 Exercises to Boost Your Push Press
The push press is a go-to exercise for full-body strength. Push presses train the shoulders, triceps, chest, core, and lower body when appropriately executed. A study published in the Journal of Strength ... Continue Reading
Bikini Olympia Champion Lauralie Chapados’ First Full Week of Eating for 2025 Olympia Prep
Three-time Arnold Classic champion Lauralie Chapados (2022-24) has solidified her position among bodybuilding’s elite. With seven Olympia appearances and consistent top-five finishes, she clinched her ... Continue Reading
“Own Your Health”: CrossFit Redefines Level 1 for Everyone, Not Just Coaches
In the early days, the CrossFit journey looked a lot like this: In the days before 2010, taking your CrossFit Level 1 wasn’t necessarily associated with becoming a CrossFit Level 1 coach. It was more ... Continue Reading
CrossFit’s Last Chance Qualifier Sees Record-Low Turnout — Why Athletes Skipped Their Shot at the Games
The Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) — the 12th and final qualification event for the 2025 CrossFit Games — occurred over the weekend. It featured an online competition in which athletes completed five workouts ... Continue Reading
2025 IPF World Classic Championships Results
The 2025 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships occurred in Chemnitz, Germany, from June 8-15, 2025. The major highlights from the competition were the following world ... Continue Reading
The Simple Movement Phil Heath Uses to Boost Mind-Muscle Connection
As big as his muscles were, Phil Heath’s mind is what made him the dangerous bodybuilding competitor that garnered seven consecutive Mr. Olympia titles. Grip styles, concentration, and body mechanics were ... Continue Reading
Improve Your Front Squat Mobility
The squat is a compound exercise that builds lower-body strength, boosts explosive power, and supports healthier body composition. (1) Among its variations, the front squat can help improve ... Continue Reading
Cydney Gillon to Be Inducted Into International Sports Hall of Fame
Eight-time Figure Olympia champion Cydney Gillon will be inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame (ISHOF). Gillon was the first member of the Class of 2025 to be announced by ISHOF ... Continue Reading
2025 Nevada State Pro Results
The 2025 Nevada State Pro was held in Las Vegas, NV, on Saturday, June 14. Promoter Tamer El Guindy hosted 20 IFBB Pro League competitors in this 2025 Bikini Olympia qualifying ... Continue Reading
Sled Turf Issues Cause Controversy, Frustration at 2025 HYROX World Championships
The 2025 HYROX World Championships wrapped up a massive weekend of racing, with big PRs, unforgettable finishes, and, unfortunately, some unhappy racers who dealt with sled and turf issues that marred an ... Continue Reading
2025 China DMS Pro Ningjin Results
The 2025 China DMS Pro Ningjin show was held in Ningjin, China, on June 14-15. The promoters hosted 16 total IFBB Pro League competitors in the Classic Physique and Men’s Physique categories ... Continue Reading
2025 Empro Pro Results
115 IFBB Pro League athletes competed at the 2025 Empro Pro in Alicante, Spain, on June 14-15. This show, led by promoter Emilio Martinez, hosted nine divisions in contests that served ... Continue Reading
Inspired by the Buttery Bros, Derailed by a Catastrophic Injury, David Brezler Is Back for More
David Brezler had goals similar to most when he started CrossFit: He simply wanted to lose weight, get fit, and reclaim his life. A project manager from suburban New York City, Brezler started ... Continue Reading
2025 Eastern Canada’s Strongest Man Results
The 2025 Eastern Canada's Strongest Man (ECSM) contest occurred in Ayer's Cliff, Canada, on June 14, 2025; one week after its sister contest, the 2025 Western Canada's Strongest Man (WCSM), won by Colten ... Continue Reading
2025 Strongman Champions League Holland Results
The 2025 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Holland contest occurred in Doetinchem, Netherlands, on June 14, 2025. The contest featured 14 strongmen representing 12 countries. Three athletes represented the ... Continue Reading
Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Pulls Out of 2025 HYROX Championships Elite Doubles With Joanna Wietrzyk
Seven-time CrossFit Games champion Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr raced on Saturday, June 14, at the 2025 HYROX World Championships in the Mixed Doubles alongside James Newbury but later pulled out of her planned ... Continue Reading
From Teens to Titans: The Rise of CrossFit’s Next Gen Men
In the early 2020s, a significant wave of young women transitioned from competing as teenagers at the CrossFit Games to competing as individuals. Names like Emma Cary, Olivia Kerstetter, Emma ... Continue Reading
2025 China DMS Pro Ningjin Bodybuilding Show Preview
Ningjin, China, serves as the host city for the 2025 China DMS Pro Ningjin show on Sunday, June 15. Classic Physique and Men’s Physique divisions will be featured at this event, and they will serve ... Continue Reading
2025 Nevada State Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2025 Nevada State Pro Bikini division show is set for Saturday, June 14, in Las Vegas, NV. Twenty IFBB Pro League competitors will face the fans and judges, hoping to score gold to return to Las ... Continue Reading